A foolish CFO and the company's money are soon parted

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Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-jobs/foolish-cfo-and-the-companys-money-are-soon-parted-214837?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Three Science Words We Should Stop Using

How can we improve everyone's ideas about the nature of science? Wired Science blogger Rhett Allain says there are three words that should no longer be used.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/three-science-words-we-should-stop-using/

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Mobile's browser usage share jumps 26 percent in three months

Mobile-based browsing has tripled in the last two years, and is making significant inroads on traditional Internet access from personal computers, according to statistics from a Web metrics company.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/mobiles-browser-usage-share-jumps-26-percent-in-three-months-215164?source=rss_applications

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The impossible enterprise data security challenge

In my post last week, I described some of the basic challenges in ensuring that data you delete actually stays deleted. In the context of personal computers and removable drives, these concepts can be confusing for users but are usually fairly well understood by IT pros. But IT pros are often confused when deleting data in the context of storage virtualization in their data centers.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-explosion/the-impossible-enterprise-data-security-challenge-215085?source=rss_storage

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New Adblock Plus Doesn’t Need No Stinking Google Play Store

Google may have booted Adblock Plus and its ilk from the Google Play Store, but you can still install the popular add-on on your Android phone. Here's how.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/03/new-adblock-plus-doesnt-need-no-stinking-google-play-store/

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New Adblock Plus Doesn’t Need No Stinking Google Play Store

Google may have booted Adblock Plus and its ilk from the Google Play Store, but you can still install the popular add-on on your Android phone. Here's how.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/03/new-adblock-plus-doesnt-need-no-stinking-google-play-store/

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5 promising Facebook apps for job hunters

Would you use Facebook to job hunt? According to the 2012 Social Job Seeker Survey by recruiting and job site Jobvite, Facebook is emerging as a leading social network for job hunting.

But job seekers aren't the only ones turning to social media, recruiters are, too. According to the survey, 86 percent of recruiters say they seek out potential candidates' social media profiles.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/5-promising-facebook-apps-job-hunters-213804?source=rss_applications

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Updated Windows 8 apps not in sync with Google Calendar

Microsoft is starting to roll out a new version of the Metro "productivity" apps Mail, Calendar, and People.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/updated-windows-8-apps-not-in-sync-google-calendar-215225?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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5 promising Facebook apps for job hunters

Would you use Facebook to job hunt? According to the 2012 Social Job Seeker Survey by recruiting and job site Jobvite, Facebook is emerging as a leading social network for job hunting.

But job seekers aren't the only ones turning to social media, recruiters are, too. According to the survey, 86 percent of recruiters say they seek out potential candidates' social media profiles.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/5-promising-facebook-apps-job-hunters-213804?source=rss_applications

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Predicted nosedive in PC shipments spells trouble for Windows 8

Yesterday market research firm IDC reported that PC shipments in February took a nosedive worldwide, with China (which now accounts f

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/predicted-nosedive-in-pc-shipments-spells-trouble-windows-8-214789?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Research | Yale Researchers Ride Photons in Search of Quantum Computer

Quantum computing -- widely called the holy grail of tech research -- has taken another step towards reality, thanks to a group of researchers at Yale University. The team recently developed a new way to change the quantum state of ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/03/quantum-computing-photons/

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Say We Really Do Bring the Passenger Pigeon Back From Extinction — Then What?

The plan to bring back the passenger pigeon, which has been extinct for nearly a century, will push the bounds of genetic engineering. But let's just say for now that the technical challenges are surmountable. If researchers actually do create ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/passenger-pigeons-then-what/

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The 5 cloud risks you have to stop ignoring

Whether or not you liked former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, you had to chuckle over his famous "unknown unknowns" quote:

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/the-5-cloud-risks-you-have-stop-ignoring-214696?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Test your SSDs or risk massive data loss, researchers warn

Companies adopting flash-based SSDs as a cornerstone to the data center storage systems are risking "massive data loss" due to power outages, Source: http://akamai.infoworld.com/t/solid-state-drives/test-your-ssds-or-risk-massive-data-loss-researchers-warn-213715?source=rss_storage

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Microsoft makes good on promise, publishes list of 41K patents

Microsoft today launched a searchable list of its complete patent portfolio as part of its defense of the patent system, particularly software patents. The list is currently composed of nearly 41,000 U.S. and international patents assigned to Microsoft or one of its subsidiaries.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/intellectual-property/microsoft-makes-good-promise-publishes-list-of-41k-patents-215430

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Windows 'Blue': We waited for this?

I've spent the better part of the past 18 hours poking and prodding at a leaked copy of Windows "Blue" build 9364 -- the much-anticipated new version of Windows widely expected to arrive around August.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-blue-we-waited-215184?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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History | Professor Enlists Android Phones in Search for Black Holes

David Anderson wasn't interested in the aliens. He was interested in a worldwide network of computers down here on Earth.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/03/android-boinc/

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Oracle makes a quiet acquisition of cloud software startup Nimbula

Oracle continues to push forward with its acquisition spree while at the same time pursuing the company's cloud journey. But unfortunately for Oracle, the company seems way behind its rivals when it comes to the cloud evolution. The company needs to address this challenge head on and not delay, as it did for so many years in the server virtualization market.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/oracle-makes-quiet-acquisition-of-cloud-software-startup-nimbula-215136?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Citrix adds editing capabilities to ShareFile, updates Podio mobile apps

Citrix Systems has upgraded its Podio applications for Android and iOS, as well as the ShareFile app for the latter, which can now be used to edit Microsoft Office documents.

Podio is a cloud-based collaboration platform, while ShareFile is pitched as an enterprise-friendly alternative for online storage and file sharing.

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Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/citrix-adds-editing-capabilities-sharefile-updates-podio-mobile-apps-214806?source=rss_applications

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Want to Make an Alligator Angrier Than Normal? Make It Use a Treadmill

Alligators, crocodiles and gharials aren't known for their easygoing nature -- and they get even less friendly when you force them to run on a treadmill. But it's worth it, because watching crocodilians exercise might teach us how dinosaurs breathed.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/run-gator-run/

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Manatees Dying in Droves on Both Coasts of Florida

Large numbers of manatees are dying, on both of Florida’s coasts, at the same time. In the southwest, a persistent red tide in the Gulf has killed nearly 200 manatees this year. In the east, something mysterious is quickly killing ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/manatees-under-siege/

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Feb. 28, 1935: Sheer Bliss

Nylon is produced for the first time.

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2013/02/feb-28-1935-sheer-bliss/

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March 1, 1966: Probe Makes First Contact With Another Planet

1966: The Soviet probe Venera 3 successfully lands on the surface of Venus. It’s the first time anything man-made makes contact with an extraterrestrial surface beyond the Moon. The Soviet Union originally designed the vehicle to explore Mars, but repurposed three of them as Venera probes to visit Venus. In February 1966, Venera 2 managed [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2013/03/march-1-1966-probe-makes-first-contact-with-another-planet/

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Basketball’s ‘Hidden’ Positions Get an Update

Chris Paul. Steve Nash. Jason Kidd. These are three of the NBA's top point guards of the past 15 years. But while they share a position, their style of play and court production share less in common than you'd think.

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2013/03/basketballs-hidden-positions/

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Dragons, Death and Sibling Rivalry in Four Game of Thrones Videos

Just in time to help anticipation for the new season of Game of Thrones hit fever pitch, a slew of new clips surfaces on the web.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/03/game-thrones-season-3-trailer/

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How Difficult Is a 70-Yard Field Goal?

How difficult is it to kick a 70-yard field goal? Wired Science blogger Rhett Allain calculates the force needed to kick a football this far.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/how-difficult-is-a-70-yard-field-goal/

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Forget about Windows 'Blue' -- stay focused on Windows 7

A pirated copy of Windows "Blue" has leaked, and from what I've seen in screenshots, it is awesome. What???!!!

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/forget-about-windows-blue-stay-focused-windows-7-215267?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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How to script: A Bash crash course

Few aspects of Unix system administration are more intimate than the relationship between the admin and their chosen shell. After all, the shell is the most fundamental interface to the system, the conduit for all command-line interactions.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/how-script-bash-crash-course-213957?source=rss_infoworld_test_center_articles

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Can You Determine Pi With a Pendulum?

Can you determine the value of pi using a pendulum? Yes. Rhett Allain will show you how.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/can-you-determine-pi-with-a-pendulum/

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BikeSpike Keeps Track of Your Bike When You Can’t

It’s every cyclist’s nightmare: You approach the spot where you carefully locked your bike and all that’s left is the mangled remains of a lock. Nothing can ensure such villainous scum won’t make off with your prized ride, but the ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2013/03/bikespike-gps-tracker/

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Three Science Words We Should Stop Using

How can we improve everyone's ideas about the nature of science? Wired Science blogger Rhett Allain says there are three words that should no longer be used.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/three-science-words-we-should-stop-using/

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Updated Windows 8 apps not in sync with Google Calendar

Microsoft is starting to roll out a new version of the Metro "productivity" apps Mail, Calendar, and People.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/updated-windows-8-apps-not-in-sync-google-calendar-215225?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Three Science Words We Should Stop Using

How can we improve everyone's ideas about the nature of science? Wired Science blogger Rhett Allain says there are three words that should no longer be used.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/three-science-words-we-should-stop-using/

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Python Software Foundation wins a battle for the Python name

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announced it has reached a settlement with POBox Hosting Ltd.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/python/python-software-foundation-wins-battle-the-python-name-214808?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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What Does Pi Have To Do With Gravity?

Let’s start with a quick calculation. You might need your calculator. What is π squared? Does that number look familiar? Does it look like the local gravitational field on the surface of the Earth, g? Well, no – it doesn’t ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/what-does-pi-have-to-do-with-gravity/

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4G data plans: Less choice than the competition might indicate

Struggling cellular carrier T-Mobile USA, fresh from merging with pay-as-you-go provider MetroPCS, has been hinting for months about a radical new approach to data plans for smartphones and tablets.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/4g-data-plans-less-choice-the-competition-might-indicate-215185?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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What Does Pi Have To Do With Gravity?

Let’s start with a quick calculation. You might need your calculator. What is π squared? Does that number look familiar? Does it look like the local gravitational field on the surface of the Earth, g? Well, no – it doesn’t ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/what-does-pi-have-to-do-with-gravity/

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Just an (Eye) Drop of Poison

Eye-drop poisoning is more routine you might think. Wired Science blogger Deborah Blum explains why a bottle of Visine can be dangerous.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/just-an-eye-drop-of-poison/

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On the Small Screen | Screw Instagram, Save Those Photos for a Rainy Day

Sure it's fun to send images to your friends, but what about sending them to your future self? A new iOS app called ThrowBack aims to harness the sophisticated time-capsule technology previously only found in grade schools and esoteric satellite ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/03/calli-higgins-throwback/

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Just an (Eye) Drop of Poison

Eye-drop poisoning is more routine you might think. Wired Science blogger Deborah Blum explains why a bottle of Visine can be dangerous.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/just-an-eye-drop-of-poison/

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5 ways devops can help companies crank out better code faster

Companies worldwide such as Pinterest, Google, Amazon Web Services, and the International Securities Exchange are cranking out code 30 times faster with 50 percent fewer failures by bringing

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/application-development/5-ways-devops-can-help-companies-crank-out-better-code-faster-215270

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Didn't test? Then don't deploy

Credit: iStockphoto

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/didnt-test-then-dont-deploy-214571?source=rss_storage

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A Photographic Journey Up Pico de Orizaba, Mexico’s Tallest Mountain

Wired Science blogger Jeffrey Marlow is in southern Mexico, on the flanks of the continent’s third-tallest mountain, preparing for a summit attempt. Here, he offers the journey in photographs.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/a-photographic-journey-up-pico-de-orizaba-mexicos-tallest-mountain/

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Spanish Linux user group files European antitrust complaint against Microsoft

Spanish Linux user group Hispalinux on Tuesday filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft over the use of the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Secure Boot feature in Windows 8 PCs.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/spanish-linux-user-group-files-european-antitrust-complaint-against-microsoft-215254

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Sharp Shooters | If Your Photos Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough

Lisa Krantz, a staff photographer at the San Antonio Express-News, just won the Scripps Howard Award in photojournalism for the second time for a portfolio of pictures that shows the multiple dimensions of her subjects.

Source: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/03/lisa-krantz/

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Google, LinkedIn, and Microsoft prove no cloud is too big to fail

Nothing is certain in this world except death and taxes -- and lots of cloud outages.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/google-linkedin-and-microsoft-prove-no-cloud-too-big-fail-215006?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Jeff Bezos Recovers Apollo Rocket Engines From Deep Ocean

After lying on the ocean floor for more than 40 years, the Apollo rocket engines that helped deliver astronauts to the moon are once again seeing the light of day.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/jeff-bezos-apollo/

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Wired Space Photo of the Day: The Supernova and the Galaxy

About 35 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Eridanus (The River), lies the spiral galaxy NGC 1637. Back in 1999 the serene appearance of this galaxy was shattered by the appearance of a very bright supernova. Astronomers studying ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/wired-space-photo-of-the-day-the-supernova-and-the-galaxy/

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The Amazing World of Whales Revealed in Giants of the Deep

Few animals capture our imagination the way whales do. As fellow mammals, there's something immediately recognizable about them -- and yet, specialized as they are for deep ocean life, they're magically foreign, too, like visitors from another world. Wired takes ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/giants-of-the-deep/

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Smile, you're on Google Glass, whether you like it or not

Reuters/Stephen Lam

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet-privacy/smile-youre-google-glass-whether-you-it-or-not-214568?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Wired Space Photo of the Day: Sweeping View of Carina

This image shows a giant star-forming region in the southern sky known as the Carina Nebula (NGC3372), combining the light from 3 different filters tracing emission from oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). The color is also representative of ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/wired-space-photo-of-the-day-sweeping-view-of-carina/

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Google, Mozilla, and Apple made the most vulnerable software of 2012

Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple iTunes were the most vulnerable among popular software programs in 2012, according to the newly released 2013 Secunia Vulnerability Review (PDF). That may come as a surprise to anyone who accuses Microsoft of rolling out the most insecure software on the market. Then again, 29 of the 50 most popular programs with the most vulnerabilities bore the Microsoft logo.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/google-mozilla-and-apple-made-the-most-vulnerable-software-of-2012-214591?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Your Neighborhood Pet Poisoner

Neighborhood pet poisonings are terribly common. Too common. Too many people believe they are justified in poisoning our animals, our pets -- our family members, writes Wired Science blogger Deborah Blum. It's time for these reprehensible acts to stop.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/your-neighborhood-pet-poisoner/

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Plan to hike H-1B cap to 300,000 seems dead; 130,000 cap still possible

The U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill is expected to include an H-1B cap hike and a higher fee structure aimed at offshore outsourcers. Work on the bill is continuing, and a snapshot of its various components were shared by three independent sources, each familiar with the discussions.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/federal-regulations/plan-hike-h-1b-cap-300000-seems-dead-130000-cap-still-possible-215053

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Climate Change Could Mean 7 Times as Many Hurricane Katrinas

Batten down the hatches, East Coasters: A new study argues that for every one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees F) of global warming, the US Atlantic seaboard could see up to seven times as many Katrina-sized hurricanes.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/climate-change-more-katrinas/

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March 6, 1992: False Alarm

The doomsday that wasn’t: MS-DOS users are quaking in their boots over reports that the Michelangelo computer virus has infected their computers and is going to wipe out all their data on this date.

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2013/03/march-6-1992-false-alarm-2/

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Andrew Auernheimer joins growing list of so-called hackers facing harsh justice

Credit: Andrew "weev" Auernheimer

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/hacking/andrew-auernheimer-joins-growing-list-of-so-called-hackers-facing-harsh-justice-214742?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Google, LinkedIn, and Microsoft prove no cloud is too big to fail

Nothing is certain in this world except death and taxes -- and lots of cloud outages.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/google-linkedin-and-microsoft-prove-no-cloud-too-big-fail-215006

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IBM moves toward post-silicon transistor

Exploring methods of computing without silicon, IBM has found a way to make transistors that could be fashioned into virtual circuitry that mimics how the human brain operates. The proposed transistors would be made from strongly correlated materials, which researchers have found to posses characteristics favorable for building more powerful, less power-hungry computation circuitry.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/computer-hardware/ibm-moves-toward-post-silicon-transistor-215017

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March 6, 1992: False Alarm

The doomsday that wasn’t: MS-DOS users are quaking in their boots over reports that the Michelangelo computer virus has infected their computers and is going to wipe out all their data on this date.

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2013/03/march-6-1992-false-alarm-2/

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Your Neighborhood Pet Poisoner

Neighborhood pet poisonings are terribly common. Too common. Too many people believe they are justified in poisoning our animals, our pets -- our family members, writes Wired Science blogger Deborah Blum. It's time for these reprehensible acts to stop.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/your-neighborhood-pet-poisoner/

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Dell beefs up its deduplication appliance line

Dell Wednesday unveiled upgrades to its disk-based backup appliance, boosting its capacity with expansion shelves, offering larger drives, and increasing the number of remote backups to a central data center.

Source: http://akamai.infoworld.com/d/storage/dell-beefs-its-deduplication-appliance-line-213148?source=rss_storage

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Wired Space Photo of the Day: 15,000-Pixel-Wide Panorama on Mars

This mosaic of images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows Mount Sharp in raw color as recorded by the camera (see below for full image). Raw color shows the scene's colors as they would look ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/wired-space-photo-of-the-day-1500-pixel-wide-panorama-on-mars/

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Tech Law | Twitter Wins Patent for Twittering

Twitter has received a patent for, well, Twitter. Originally filed in 2008, the patent describes a "device independent message distribution platform," and it was officially granted Tuesday by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/03/twitter-patents/

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How Fast Would the Earth Have to Spin to Fling People Off?

Alternative title: Neil deGrasse Tyson Still Complains About The Daily Show’s Globe Is there a better person to have on a show for a science topic than Neil deGrasse Tyson? Yes? Yes, me. Maybe? Ok, well Neil does a smashing ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/neil-degrasse-tyson-still-complains-about-the-daily-shows-globe/

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Review: Amazon, the mother of all clouds

Ah, Amazon -- did Jeff Bezos choose that name to symbolize the largest bookstore in the world or did he realize that he would one day create an enterprise cloud service that was as large and complex as the river basin?

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/review-amazon-the-mother-of-all-clouds-214375?source=rss_infoworld_test_center_articles

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VMware's software-defined data center will include NSX network virtualization

Last week, at a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors, VMware presented its strategy on the growing importance of the software-defined data center (SDDC) by saying the move from the physical to a software-defined architecture is a necessary step toward delivering the cloud. Through the software-defined data center, VMware said it would extend the benefits of virtualization to all areas of the data center: network, security, storage, and management.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/vmwares-software-defined-data-center-will-include-nsx-network-virtualization-214690?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Intel shrinks its solid-state drives, aims for tablets

Intel's new solid-state drive 525 packs performance identical to a standard 2.5-inch SSD into a device one eighth of the size, the company said in an announcement last week.

The SSD 525 comes in 30GB, 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 180GB, and 240GB sizes, and uses the same 25nm memory architecture as Intel's larger solid-state options. The drives use mini-SATA connectors, which allow them to be plugged into smaller PCIe slots common to notebooks while still providing a full SATA 6GB/s data rate.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/storage/intel-shrinks-its-solid-state-drives-aims-tablets-212225?source=rss_storage

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IT versus Angry Birds: Time to stop being the pig

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-management/it-versus-angry-birds-time-stop-being-the-pig-214894?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Bills Would Mandate Warrant for GPS Tracking, Cellphone Location Data

Two comprehensive bills introduced Thursday in the House and Senate would compel law enforcement agents to obtain a warrant before affixing a GPS tracker to a vehicle, using a cell site simulator to locate someone or obtaining geolocation data from ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/warrantless-gps-tracking/

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